Citi, Wells Fargo Take Breather

By

David Enrich and

Dan Fitzpatrick

Updated Oct. 7, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET

Wachovia Corp. and suitors Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to a two-day truce in their legal bickering, a move aimed at giving some breathing room to negotiators trying to reach a compromise in the fight to buy Wachovia.

The agreement essentially freezes until noon Wednesday lawsuits filed in at least three courts since Wells Fargo and Wachovia announced their $15 billion deal Friday. That pact upended the Charlotte,...